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Laureates of the Charcot Funds

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Charcot Fund Jury 2013

For the Belgian Multiple Sclerosis Study Group

  • Prof. Christian Sindic (President)
  • Dr P. Seeldrayers (CHU Cahrleroi)
  • Prof. Alex Michotte (VUB)

For the Belgian Neurological Society

  • Prof. Alain Maertens de Noordthout (General Secretary)
  • Prof. Jean Schoenen (ULiège)
  • Dr V. van Pesch (UCL)

For the Charcot Foundation

  • Prof. Richard E. Gonsette (President)
DownloadDetails and summaries of the projects 2013

Charcot Fund 2013 : 205.000 € for fundamental research

Grant

40,000 € / 2 years

Dr. Rachelle Franzen

The project

Multiple sclerosis: Insights into the molecular aspects of Wallerian degeneration, axon demyelination and remyelination. The role of the Elongator complex
University of Liège GIGA Neurosciences Research unit on axonal regeneration
Detail of the grant

Grant

46.800 €

Prof. Dr. Geert van Loo- Prof. Dr. Rudi Beyaert

The project

Targeting the paracaspase Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue 1 (MALT1) for the treatment of MS
VIB / UGent Departement Moleculair Biomedisch Onderzoek
Detail of the grant

Grant

44.000 €

Prof. Dr. An Goris – Dr. Ine Pauwels

The project

Galc as the first myelin-associated MS risk factor?
KULeuven Laboratorium voor neuroimmunologie
Detail of the grant

Grant

36.250,00 €

Prof. Dr. Zwi Berneman - Dr. Nathalie Cools

The project

Tolerogenic dendritic cells: A silencing strategy to suppress autoimmunity
Universiteit Antwerpen /Vaccin & Infectieziekteninstituut /UZA/Dienst Hematologie - Infectieziekteninstituut/Laboratorium voor Experimentele Hematologie
Detail of the grant

Grant

38.000 €/2 years

Prof. Dr. Jean-Paul Coutelier

The project

Protection against murine experimental autoimmune encephalitis by infection with lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus
U.C.L.. Institut Chrisitian de Duve
Detail of the grant